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Public Assistance Sought To Locate Two Wanted Suspects Who Robbed Maryland Stores: Police Public Assistance Sought To Locate Two Wanted Suspects Who Robbed Maryland Stores: Police
Public Assistance Sought To Locate Two Wanted Suspects Who Robbed Maryland Stores: Police Seen them? The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to identify and locate suspects wanted for alleged thefts over the summer. At 7:45 p.m. on Saturday, June 25, a man (pictured above on the left and right) members of the sheriff’s office responded to the Lexington Park Big Lots in the 21800 block of North Shangri-La Drive, when he attempted to leave the store with items he never paid for, investigators said. A store employee was able to follow the suspect out of the store and recovered the stolen items before he could take off, officials n…

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by Zak Failla
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Police Search For Hit And Run Driver Who Killed Woman Walking On Oxon Hill Crosswalk Police Search For Hit And Run Driver Who Killed Woman Walking On Oxon Hill Crosswalk
Police Search For Hit And Run Driver Who Killed Woman Walking On Oxon Hill Crosswalk Police are asking for the public's help locating the driver involved in a hit and run that killed a woman walking on a crosswalk in Oxon Hill over the weekend, authorities say. The victim was reportedly walking across the northbound lanes of Indian Head Highway near Salisbury Drive when the driver fatally struck her around 2:40 a.m., Sunday, Sept. 18, according to Prince George's County police. Police believe that the vehicle was a 2014-2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee that will have damage to the passenger side front fender area that includes a missing portion of the fender that houses the right f…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Several Suspected Killers Arrested After Brutal Holiday Murder At Maryland Convenience Store Several Suspected Killers Arrested After Brutal Holiday Murder At Maryland Convenience Store
Several Suspected Killers Arrested After Brutal Holiday Murder At Maryland Convenience Store Three suspects have been arrested in connection to a Lewisdale Labor Day murder earlier this month, authorities say. Carol Garcia-Rivas, 43, Deandre Smith, 24, and Abdi Omar, 33, were revealed to be connected to the murder of Roberto Santos-Melendez, 44, that occurred on Monday, Sept. 5, according to Prince George's County Police. Santos-Melendez was discovered unresponsive in a convenience store parking lot in the 7700 block of 23rd Avenue shortly before 1 a.m., after police received reports of a shooting. He was pronounced dead at the scene.  Police say that they believe the 44-year…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Man Charged With Murder After Beating An Elderly Victim To Death In Beltsville Parking Lot Man Charged With Murder After Beating An Elderly Victim To Death In Beltsville Parking Lot
Man Charged With Murder After Beating An Elderly Victim To Death In Beltsville Parking Lot A man captured on video fatally beating an elderly man in a Beltsville parking lot has been arrested after the manner of death of the victim was officially ruled a homicide, authorities say. Julias Wright, 25, was captured on surveillance video assaulting Johnny Lee Shepard, 87, in a residential parking lot in the 11300 block of Cherry Hill Road on Thursday, June 2, according to Prince George's County police. Shepard found for his life for nearly two months after the assault before he succumbed to his injuries on Thursday, July 28. A Chief Medical Examiner determined that Shepard's cause o…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Images Released Of Suspect Running Away From Seat Pleasant Murder Scene, $25K Reward: VIDEO Images Released Of Suspect Running Away From Seat Pleasant Murder Scene, $25K Reward: VIDEO
Images Released Of Suspect Running Away From Seat Pleasant Murder Scene, $25K Reward: Video Detectives have released video of a murder suspect who fled the scene after killing a man in Seat Pleasant last month, authorities say. The suspect is pictured running from the 5700 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Highway around 1 a.m., on Sunday, Aug. 14 after the shooting that took the life of LaDainain McMillian, 20, according to Prince George’s County Police. The suspect was caught on video running north on Eastern Avenue, and walking down 62nd Avenue into Fairmount Heights. Detectives say that the shooting may have stemmed from a verbal dispute. A reward of up to $25,000 is bein…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Accused Killer Arrested After Lewisdale Murder Last Month Accused Killer Arrested After Lewisdale Murder Last Month
Accused Killer Arrested After Lewisdale Murder Last Month A Laurel man has been arrested in connection to a murder in Lewisdale last month, authorities say. Rudis Alfaro, 29, was taken into custody after being accused of the fatal shooting of Irvin Paredes, 30, on Wednesday, Aug. 24, according to Prince George's County police. Detectives discovered Paredes suffering from gunshot wounds in a parking lot in the 2300 block of University Boulevard around 9:30 p.m. that August night after reports of a shooting. Paredes was pronounced dead on the scene. Investigation revealed that Paredes and Alfaro knew each other, and had gotten into …

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by Annie DeVoe
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Seen Him? Man Wanted For Exposing Himself To Woman, Girl At Maryland Dollar Store Seen Him? Man Wanted For Exposing Himself To Woman, Girl At Maryland Dollar Store
Seen Him? Man Wanted For Exposing Himself To Woman, Girl At Maryland Dollar Store Police investigators in Maryland have released a photo of a man who allegedly exposed himself to a young girl and woman shopping at a Dollar General store over the summer. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating the man (pictured above) who is wanted for an indecent exposure incident on Friday, Aug. 19 at the store located at 27300 Old Village Road in Mechanicsville. It is alleged that the man followed his victims into the store and ultimately wound exposing himself to them while they were shopping. At the time of the incident, …

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by Zak Failla
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Teen Charged As Adult In Overnight Carjacking Hours After Prince George's Curfew Announced Teen Charged As Adult In Overnight Carjacking Hours After Prince George's Curfew Announced
Teen Charged As Adult In Overnight Carjacking Hours After Prince George's Curfew Announced A Prince George's County 16-year-old has been arrested for an overnight carjacking hours after a teen curfew was announced by the County, authorities say. The teenage boy is being charged as an adult after carjacking a victim at gunpoint outside of a convenience store in the 13300 block of Baltimore Avenue shortly after 1:30 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 7, according to Prince George's County police. The victim stated that the teen and another suspect approached them with a gun before stealing the vehicle and fleeing the parking lot behind another vehicle that had been reported stolen from Laurel …

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by Annie DeVoe
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Detectives Conduct Canvass For Hyattsville Man Murdered In Convenience Store Parking Lot Detectives Conduct Canvass For Hyattsville Man Murdered In Convenience Store Parking Lot
Detectives Conduct Canvass For Hyattsville Man Murdered In Convenience Store Parking Lot Prince George's County Detectives are preparing to conduct a canvass for information in the murder of a Hyattsville man in convenience store parking lot, authorities say. Roberto Santos-Melendez, 44, was found shot to death in the parking lot of the store in the 7700 block of 23rd Avenue around 1 a.m., Monday, Sept. 5, according to Prince George's County police. Police are looking to identify a suspect and a motive for the crime.  A canvass will begin at 4 p.m. at 7701 23rd Avenue, police say. A $25,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest and indict…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Silver Spring Man Killed After Oncoming Vehicle Crosses Center Line Of Upper Marlboro Road Silver Spring Man Killed After Oncoming Vehicle Crosses Center Line Of Upper Marlboro Road
Silver Spring Man Killed After Oncoming Vehicle Crosses Center Line Of Upper Marlboro Road Police have identified the Silver Spring man killed in multiple vehicle crash over the holiday weekend, authorities say. Treyone Clermont, 27, was pronounced dead on the scene after the two-vehicle collision in the 3400 block of Brown Station Road, according to Prince George's County police. Detectives say that Clermont's vehicle was struck after an oncoming car crossed the center line of Brown Station Road around 3:10 a.m., Sunday, Sept. 4. The two occupants of the vehicle that struck Clermont suffered serious injuries in the crash. Anyone with information on this case is asked to call t…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Police Identify Bladensburg Man Gunned Down In Apartment Building Stairwell Police Identify Bladensburg Man Gunned Down In Apartment Building Stairwell
Police Identify Bladensburg Man Gunned Down In Apartment Building Stairwell Police have released the name of the Bladensburg man who was gunned down in an apartment building stairwell over the holiday weekend, authorities say. Duane Ellis, 43, was found shot to death in the stairwell of the building in the 4200 block of 58th Avenue around 9:15 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 4, according to Prince George's County police. A $25,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest and indictment in connection to the murder. Detectives do not believe that the killing was a random incident, and are currently working to identify a suspect and motive for the crime. I…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Hyattsville Man Murdered In Convenience Store Parking Lot Hyattsville Man Murdered In Convenience Store Parking Lot
Hyattsville Man Murdered In Convenience Store Parking Lot Police have released the name of the Hyattsville man found murdered in the parking lot of a convenience store in Lewisdale, authorities say. Roberto Santos-Melendez, 44, was found shot to death in the parking lot of the store in the 7700 block of 23rd Avenue around 1 a.m., Monday, Sept. 5, according to Prince George's County police. Police are looking to identify a suspect and a motive for the crime.  A $25,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case. If anyone has information relevant to this investigation, they are asked to please ca…

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by Annie DeVoe